by Cynthia Elkins | Jun 12, 2023 | News
LOS ANGELES CITY MINIMUM WAGE It’s that time of year again…. time for the Minimum Wage increase… On February 1, 2023, the City of Los Angeles Office of Wage Standards announced the coming increase for July 1, 2023 which is based upon the Consumer Price...
by Cynthia Elkins | May 17, 2023 | News
PREGNANT & NURSING EMPLOYEE RIGHTS EXPANDED In the recent Omnibus Spending Bill passed by Congress and signed into law by President Biden, two measures were included aimed at providing additional workplace protections for pregnant employees. Pregnant Workers...
by Cynthia Elkins | May 1, 2023 | News
MAY IS MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH Everyone has a bad day every so often, but sometimes the bad day something more – it can be a sign of a mental health illness such as depression, anxiety, or bi-polar conditions, or it can be brought on and triggered from a crisis,...
by Cynthia Elkins | Mar 30, 2023 | News
NO WAITING TIME PENALTIES IF “GOOD FAITH” BELIEF THAT NO WAGES ARE DUE As California employers are all too aware, when an employee claims that they have not been paid all the wages they were entitled to during employment and final wages are not timely paid at the time...
by Cynthia Elkins | Feb 27, 2023 | News
COURT SAYS ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS CAN BE MANDATORY CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT Last week, in a long-awaited decision, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals gave California employers a win in ruling that California employers can, once again, mandate arbitration agreements as...
